no matter how much any of us earn, it's not enough after all the training, time and travelling we do.... never mid the sacrifices.

When will this change?

I can see it discouraging a lot of people from entering the sport.

Of course most people start out of love for the sport, but in the real world the bills need to get paid.

It's unfortunate that these guys cannot get just rewards for their efforts.

Is UK MMA getting healthier, or is it's popularity waning?

I'm of the opinion that the UK fight going public will never fully appreciate the groundwork aspect of MMA, and because of this I'm unsure of whether or not MMA will ever fully become mainstream in this country.

I've been following MMA for roughly two years now. I have been training in submission wrestling for approximately 5 months with a view to competing in the new year. I have boxed as an amateur for a number of years in the past, and I am now begining to take my training in groundwork very seriously indeed.

I am not as knowledgable as many of you on here, and I won't pretend to be. So if my questions come across as odd, naive or just plain stupid then I'm sorry about that.